The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17

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a pretty unanimous and hearty re-
ply in the negative. Consequently,
various associations Of women have
been organized and prosecuted with
remarkable vigor and success. looking
to the betterment Of mankind in
morals and religion. Prominent
among these are the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union and the
Woman's Missionary Societies of the
various churches.
To these and all similar assocla.
tions the Adrocate would now and
has always extended the right hand
Of fellowship. In their legitimate
sphere, and in so far as they are
confined 10 their legitimate work,
they must win a God-speed from
every philanthropist and Christian.
No nobler or more inspiring motto
was ever adopted by any human or
ganization than those under which
these two associations labor-For
"God, Home and Native Land" and
Woman's Work for Woman"
But in our approval and hearty
endorsement and jealous CO opera
tion with our sisters in their laudable
undertakings for God, the church
and humanity, we take it for granted
always that their noble enterprises
will he conducted in womanly way.
Whenever they forget that they are
women and attempt to conduct their
affairs after the fashion of men, they
lose their hold on the public regard
and lessen the probability of their
ultimate success.
There may come day when our
women shall share equally With our
men in all public privileges as we'll as
duties and responsibilities.
There may be time when there
shall be no respect Of sexes, as there
is none Of races, in all the require
meuts of the law. Women NAV 90
to the polls and vote as men, and
that they may shoulder the musket
and fight as men, when occasion re-
quires. Certainly, if the right of
suffrage ever becomes theirs the
duties and responsibilities of citizen
ship should be theirs also. But that
time is not yet, and will not likely
be for many generations to come, if
ever.
What, then, should be the restric.
tions to woman's sphere and wornan's
work? None whatever, except those
imposed by God himself in His
Word, and in the very constitution
and environments Of the sex These
restrictions are not hard to find. Her
kingdom is first Of all in tie home.
1t is here that her influence is most
powerfully felt. But if time and cir
cumstance permit, that influence may
and ought to be felt in other homes
and in wider spheres. But how
In the pulpit, on the platform, on the
stump? Verify, no; for then she
loses the distinctive influence and
power Of her sweet. womanly char
acter.
The Adcocote believes in women
preachers, but only in those quiet yet
powerful preachers of the Gospe,
who preach and teach in the home
by the wayside, and by all the sweet
and gentle ministries that only s
woman knows how to employ. But
whenever woman ascends the pul
pit or platform, and stands in the
face Of q curious and promiscuous
crowd Of both sexes, and breaches
or lectures, she is at once shorn Of
her peculiar and heaven endowed
: power.
1t is not enough to say that sucl
women do good by their public min
, istries. 1t may also be true tha
they do harm. 1t is not enough tt
say that souls are converted anC
great reforms advanced under thei
public pleadings. Souls would bt
saved and reformations would take
place, and perhaps all the more
, we're she to confne herself to tht
more private, but none the less pow
erful, ministries of womans sphere
Let no one try to reverse the Di
vine order. Woman is now Queen
, queen of hearts and queen of homes
But whenever she steps down from
her high vantage ground and take
, her place beside the sterner. ye
ruder, sex, she may still be recog
, nized as queen, but it will be queer
shorn of her glory and her power;
, queen without subjects and withou
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